CVS Caremark Corp. has relaunched its Caremark.com website to enhance the online experience for its pharmacy benefit management members. The drug store and pharmacy services company said Tuesday that the updated Caremark.
Walgreen Co. is donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross in response to the deadly storms and tornadoes that recently hit the Southeast. The drug store chain said late Monday that the donation will help meet the immediate needs of individuals and families in affected communities.
At its 2011 Annual Meeting, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced new officers for 2011-2012, two new Executive Committee members and four new Board of Directors members. New NACDS chairman Bob Loeffler (l.) with former association chair Larry Merlo (r.).
Later this month Sam’s Club is slated to give free DermaScan skin tests to the first 100 people who sign up at each store. The Walmart warehouse club subsidiary said Monday that the screenings, conducted by U.S. Wellness, will be available to members and nonmembers.
Drug stores have been the most successful location for retail health clinics, a report by health care market research firm Kalorama Information finds.
Walgreen Co. has begun offering tests for total cholesterol and HDL (high-density lipoprotein), blood glucose and A1C daily at more than 1,400 of its pharmacies in 33 states and the District of Columbia.
The Rite Aid Foundation is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities affected by last week’s devastating tornadoes in Alabama and Tennessee. Rite Aid Corp.
In these challenging and uncertain times, planning and collective action are key, and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores provides a vehicle for both, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson said at the 2011 NACDS Annual Meeting.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association are hailing a congressional bill that would prohibit hikes in retail pharmacy co-payments under TRICARE, the health benefits program for the nation’s armed forces.
With the economic recovery well under way, chain drug retailers can expect a year of growth in 2011, industry analysts say.
CVS Caremark Corp. is providing disaster relief to Alabama communities ravaged by tornadoes earlier this week.
Sales grew by double digits in the first quarter at drugstore.com, but costs related to the online retailer’s acquisition by Walgreen Co. contributed to a net loss in the period. Drugstore.com said Thursday that sales for the first quarter ended April 3 rose 16% to a record $128.
Jean Coutu Group and its franchised drug store network closed out fiscal 2011 on the upside in sales, and the company’s earnings exceeded analysts’ forecast. The Canadian pharmacy franchisor said Thursday that retail sales for its store network rose 3.9% year over year to $988.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy is extending the reach of its prescription drug services with Navarro RX App, a free pharmacy mobile application. The Miami-area drug store chain said Thursday that Navarro RX App links mobile device users to the retailer’s new mobile website, m.navarro.
CVS Caremark Corp. is set to close its acquisition of the Medicare Part D business of Universal American, a leading Medicare prescription drug plan sponsor. Plans call for the $1.25 billion deal to be completed on April 29, CVS Caremark said Thursday.
Walgreen Co. plans to acquire Carle RxExpress pharmacies from The Carle Foundation, a health care system in central Illinois. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
